hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that's the way it is; such is life
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
adds force or indicates command
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mission; delegation; transmission
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...